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While the nation anxiously awaits to find out which of the deplorable Supreme Court nominees from the Federalist Society popular vote loser Donald Trump is going to choose, here's one more thing at stake in the decision: ongoing health care for millions of people with preexisting conditions.
- Andrea Deutch, 51, has Type 1 diabetes, and recalls pre-Obamacare life: "I looked everywhere for coverage, contacted everyone I knew who was out there. … The answer came back, 'No, you're Type 1 diabetic we won't cover you at any price.' … It's like walking on a tightwire. … You feel like one false move and it all comes crashing down."
- Liz Leavens, 25, also has Type 1 diabetes and has good insurance now that covers all of the testing equipment she needs to stay healthy: "If I were to change jobs at any point in my career, it would hinge on the benefits the employer was able to offer me."
- Robin Shine Maddox, 55, "racked up $160,000 in charges for biopsies, chemotherapy, medications and scans since being diagnosed with breast cancer in February," and is nearly through her treatments but is worried about what happens if she becomes too sick to work. "My savings, I know, is not enough to cover that. … I really don't know what I would do."
It could all come crashing down with the one, flawed lawsuit that Trump has embraced and a Supreme Court of his choosing. The Trump administration is on record now saying that it believes the protections for people with pre-existing conditions enshrined in Obamacare are unconstitutional. And Trump and the Senate Republicans are at the moment in charge of choosing the judges who will ultimately decide this.
Including the next Supreme Court nominee. Elected Republicans are loathe to endorse this move by Trump out loud, anyway, but their actions show that they're perfectly willing to go along with it. That includes voting for a SCOTUS justice who won't have any qualms about it.